Ullrich stresses the role of tactical mistakes and misjudgments, not least by the far left, which shortsightedly refused to compromise its beliefs and join with more moderate groups to oppose democratic backsliding.
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Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
Torsten Sløk, chief economist at Apollo Global Management, said forecasts of an imminent slowdown have been repeatedly wrong, and the economics profession should start grappling with its track record of misjudgments.
The worry is that these misinterpretations don’t go away as users gain more experience interacting with AI, and they might get reinforced.
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Alice Xu,
The Conversation,
12 May 2026
While intended to be transparent, excessive detail makes listeners question the speaker's confidence, creates cognitive overload, and can lead to misinterpretations.
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